CityKin: Stairs to Parking Garage Washington Park

CityKin: My Single Spring Post

Random photos from the past month or so FWIW: Washington Park, corner entry at 14th and Race biking around kid carrying bike Motor on my roof went bad Moron bumper sticker 410 and 408 West Liberty, owned by Olivia Champion and Cincinnati Change In… . . . → Read More: CityKin: My Single Spring Post

CityKin: Invention of Jaywalking

One key turning point, according to Norton, came in 1923 in Cincinnati. Citizens’ anger over pedestrian deaths gave rise to a referendum drive. It gathered some 7,000 signatures in support of a rule that would have required all vehicles in the city to be fitted with speed governors limiting them to 25 miles per hour. -Article in The Atlantic Cities . . . → Read More: CityKin: Invention of Jaywalking

CityKin: Suburban Growth Still Declining

“Suburban housing prices may not recover in our lifetime,” Shiller said, calling the development of suburbs since 1950 “unusual,” enabled only by the rise of the automobile and the nation’s highway system. “With the bursting of the bubble, we may be… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Suburban Growth Still Declining

CityKin: Ice Skating and Police Horse

Last day of the season for the ice rink on Fountain Square today  . . . → Read More: CityKin: Ice Skating and Police Horse

CityKin: Adriatico’s New Location

We tried to go to Adriatico’s yesterday. It looked like they were open, but they were just doing deliveries. They said the restaurant will hopefully open Thursday. They just built a new building next to Pomodori’s. After decades of being a delivery… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Adriatico’s New Location

CityKin: Another Walk 2

A New Years walk is turning into a bit of a tradition with my son. I love the quiet companionship on a cold day walk. First came upon the recently demolished 1314 Vine Cornice laying on ground   Stones intended for Washington Park to match old… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Another Walk 2

CityKin: video try

CityKin: Texting vs Radio = Transit vs Cars

Texting while driving is, in essence, a wake-up call to America. It illustrates our real, and bigger, predicament: The country is currently better suited to cars than to communication. This is completely bonkers. By all means, we should ban texting wh… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Texting vs Radio = Transit vs Cars

CityKin: Not Back Yet

Seen near Hartke Hardware yesterday:  . . . → Read More: CityKin: Not Back Yet

CityKin: On Hiatus

Hope to return soon . . . → Read More: CityKin: On Hiatus

CityKin: Mayberry Growing and Moving to OTR

My favorite restaurant, Mayberry, which has been in a very small space at 915 Vine for several years is expanding and moving to 1211 Main Street in Over-the-Rhine, which was the Couryard Cafe.  Best of luck to the chef and owner, Josh Campbell. B… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Mayberry Growing and Moving to OTR

CityKin: Hide Freeways

http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/theskyline/2011/10/ohio-highway-cap-at-forefront-of-urban-design-trend-retail-complex-atop-columbus-expressway-offers-m.html/ . . . → Read More: CityKin: Hide Freeways

CityKin: More Highway Waste

Unfortunately, I recently drove most of the eastern portions of I-275.  I noticed that miles and miles of precast concrete sound barrier has been installed and continues to be installed.  A quick internet search shows that these walls cost in… . . . → Read More: CityKin: More Highway Waste

CityKin: High Security

Security camera with antennae at corner of 13th and Vine. . . . → Read More: CityKin: High Security

CityKin: Ugliest on Upper Main

Yes, it is green. Real green.[where: 1722 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202]I have no idea who Michael Chambers is, but he owns some ugly stuff. . . . → Read More: CityKin: Ugliest on Upper Main

CityKin: Coptor Video Warsaw

Apparently there were some riots in Poland :”Several thousand right-wing nationalists and football fans were opposed by about nearly 2000 anarchists, anti-Nazi and gay-rights activists as they tried to stage a march in central Warsaw.”I would love… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Coptor Video Warsaw

CityKin: Afganistan Video

Wow.  Watch on a full size screen if possible:Afghanistan – touch down in flight from Augustin Pictures on Vimeo. . . . → Read More: CityKin: Afganistan Video

CityKin: American Quirks

Things foreigners find strange when visiting the US:. Those yellow school buses from the movies are everywhere!  Windows that only open straight up (and not in/out) Cities where streets follow a grid. And almost all streets allow cars. As a Europ… . . . → Read More: CityKin: American Quirks

CityKin: Homemaking as Art

While folding laundry I was thinking about how to build some shelves for the towels. Then I imagined all the different nooks and crannies in which I could build some custom shelves, And I start to imagine the whole house fitted with structures to hold… . . . → Read More: CityKin: Homemaking as Art

Weather for Cincinnati

Today Monday
It is forcast to be Chance of a Thunderstorm at 11:00 PM EDT on May 19, 2013
Chance of a Thunderstorm
88°/66°
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 11:00 PM EDT on May 20, 2013
Partly Cloudy
93°/70°